DeAngelo Williams (34) is part of a Carolina ground game that ranks 8th in the NFL, which isn't good news for the Bills' run defense, ranked No. 32.

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ORCHARD PARK - The numbers were staggering last Sunday at the Meadowlands, and the more you look them over, the more amazing Buffalo's 16-13 victory over the New York Jets becomes.

The Bills gave up 318 rushing yards, and still won the game. It was the most rushing yards allowed by a winning team since 1944, and since 1932, teams that have allowed 300 or more rushing yards in a game lost 142 of 151 times.

As for Thomas Jones' 210-yard performance, it was just the seventh time in NFL history a team has lost a game when one of its backs topped 200 yards. ...